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Sword Art Online S1E5 — Murder in the Safe Zone
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Sword Art Online•Season 1•Episode 5

Murder in the Safe Zone

7.3/10 · 1,369 votesAug 5, 201223 min

Ranked #18 of 25 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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A player has been killed inside a safe zone and not by the known means. Asuna and Krito take it upon themselves to find out how and why this is happening.

Directed byYasuyuki Fuse
Written byYukito Kizawa
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Cast10

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Kirito (voice)

Haruka Tomatsu

Haruka Tomatsu

Asuna (voice)

Hiroaki Hirata

Hiroaki Hirata

Klein (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Nobuyuki Sugou (voice)

Rina Hidaka

Rina Hidaka

Silica (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto

Hiroki Yasumoto

Agil (voice)

Kanae Itou

Kanae Itou

Yui (voice)

Ayahi Takagaki

Ayahi Takagaki

Lisbeth (voice)

Ayana Taketatsu

Ayana Taketatsu

Leafa (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

Akihiko Kayaba (voice)

Crew6

Haruka Tomatsu

Haruka Tomatsu

Songs

LiSA

LiSA

Theme Song Performance

T

Tomoko Hamanaka

Key Animation

Y

Yukito Kizawa

Writer

Y

Yasuyuki Fuse

Director

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Ju Hyun-woo

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Murder in the Safe Zone" is episode 5 of Sword Art Online season 1. It scored 7.3/10 from 1,369 votes, ranking #18 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Yasuyuki Fuse and written by Yukito Kizawa, it aired on August 5, 2012.

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